Does anyone remount wheels to extend their wear? I took out much of the outer edge at track, but the
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Does anyone remount wheels to extend their wear? I took out much of the outer edge at track, but the
inside edge still looks OK. If I had the front tires swapped to be backwards on the rims and swapped side-to-side they would be rotating the right way.
Any reason to not do this?
RR
Any reason to not do this?
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I do with track tires.
I reverse the tire on the wheel, and it has lengthened the life of the Kumhos. I was thinking about doing this for the street tires too, but they would have to be pretty worn on one side.
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It all depends on your alignment!!
You can run with the 1.5deg of neg camber in the front (when the car is lowered), but if you have a little toe in (like 1/16" or so), you can have very even wear on the tires.
At the track, it's a different story. If you have a good street alignment like I mentioned above, you will wear the outside edge of your tires on the track.
At the track, it's a different story. If you have a good street alignment like I mentioned above, you will wear the outside edge of your tires on the track.
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Some tires are designed with an "inside" and "outside" edge, check before remounting...
I moved my fronts to the rear to longer life. I also swapped the worse worn tire for my fresh spare. I have Michelin Pilot SX tires that have survived 5 track events.
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